3 Ways To Win: Leave a comment to this post or follow @crackberrykevin on twitter and add +Kevin Michaluk to your circles on Google+. Do all three for three chances to win!

* Update - May 15th, 2012: OK folks, this is it. Today is the final day to get entered to win my Porsche Design BlackBerry! If you're not in on the contest yet, what are you waiting for?! I'll be announcing the winner here tomorrow on CrackBerry! *

Original Post - April 27th, 2012: As the world's #1 BlackBerry Fanboy, I take pride in always having the latest and greatest BlackBerry. So when the $2,000 Porsche Design P'9981 Smartphone from BlackBerry went on sale in North America, I just had to have it. The P'9981 is an exclusive (and expensive!) smartphone that gets a *lot* of attention thanks to its distinct styling and limited availability. As I mentioned in my P'9981 Review, you kind of feel like a celebrity just owning one.

And as much I enjoy using the P'9981 and being a member of the newly-formed Club P'9981 owners group, I've decided it's time to pay my P'9981 forward to a lucky member of the CrackBerry community. As was pointed out to me in an email I received from a reader earlier this week, the Fearless Leader of CrackBerry Nation should rock a BB more representative of the 99% of CrackBerry Nation, not the < 1%. I couldn't agree more. So I'm back on my white Bold 9900 and my P'9981 is up for grabs!

How to Win Kevin's P'9981: So this is it... your chance to win my slightly used but not abused Porsche Design BlackBerry. And because this contest prize is so awesome, I'm going to give you three ways and three chances to win:

That's it. Do any of the above and you're entered. This contest is open worldwide. Contest ends May 15th at Midnight PST. The winner will be announced May 16th (my birthday!). Best of luck! And let's hope OS 7.1 is available for the P'9981 by the time you get my P'9981! :)

Man this would be awesome! I was a blackberry addict until my old one died (on a skiing trip. I went out with a flourish). Then I left home and went to Android for a while, but found my way back home to BB and I would love to have this!!!

Not sure if you take into account what people post for "(tell me why you want my P'9981!)" or if its just random from all the comments. I own a 9900, so wanting this would be purely for the novelty oh having an exclusive device on the platform I love. I watched your podcast, where you went on for about 15 minutes about how owning that phone made you feel... and that.. is why I want your 9981!!

Not to mention, an exclusive phone previously owned by CrackBerry Kevin is just THAT MUCH MORE exclusive!!

I assume if I already follow you on twitter I am automatically entered on that. Bonus

Kevin, I want YOUR P'9981 simply because Thorsten Heins made contacting you a top priority when he was named CEO of RIM. I thought you were awesome before but that put you on a whole nother level with me! I'd rather have one knowing it's from you rather than win one that is new in box.
BTW, this was posted from my Playbook while using Remote Control from my Bold 9930!!! Go RIM!!

PLEASE PLEASE I WANT IT I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE P'9981 THE SECOND I'VE SEEN IT AND I HAVE SEARCHED EVERY WHERE FOR THEMES FOR MY CURVE 9360 WITH THE ICONS OF THE P'9981 I HAVE NEVER WON ANY CONTEST BEFORE AND I REALLY WISH THAT THIS COULD BE MY FIRST BECAUSE THIS PHONE ROCKS PLEASE..KEVIIIIINN.. LET ME HAVE ILL TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT AND IF IT WASN'T FOR ITS PRICE I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT RIGHT AWAY I SIMPLY DON'T HAVE 2000$ AND I REALLY LOVE THIS PHONE PLEASE PICK ME THIS TIME THIS IS THE CONTEST I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SINCE A LONG LONG TIME AND SERIOUSLY I WANT THE P'9981 MORE THAN I WANT A BLACKBERRY 10 DEVICE , I LOVE ITS DESIGN ITS KEYBOARD EVERYTHING ABOUT IT KEVIN PLEASE I WANT THAT PHONE MORE THAN ANY PHONE AROUND BUT THE PROBLEM IS ITS PRICE.... I HOPE I WIN THIS TIME I AM DYING TO HAVE A BLACKBERRY WITH A TOUCHSCREEN I DON'T KNOW IF I WON I WOULD KEEP THIS PHONE IN ITS BOX :P I WOULD BE TOO MUCH AFRAID TO SCRATCH IT MAN THIS WOULD BE THE BEST THING I HAD EVER PLEASE I WANT THIS PHONE AND ONLY THIS PHONE I AM BORED OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE WITH IPHONES AND ANDROID PHONES SAYING THAT BLACKBERRY IS DEAD AND ITS PHONES ARE NOT AS GOOD AS APPLE OR GOOGLE I WANT TO SHOW THEM WHAT THIS PHONE CAN DO ITS AMAZING ... EXTREMELY AMAZING I WOULD BE SO HAPPY IF I GOT IT ..... THIS IS MY DREAM PHONE !!! I WOULD LOVE THE FACT THAT I HAVE THIS PHONE NO ONE I KNOW HAS IT I WOULD DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE A CELEBRITY IF I OWNED IT PLEASEEEE GIVEEE MEEEE THE CHANCE OF OWNING ONE.... I AM NOT LUCKY AT ALL I WISH THAT THIS WOULD CHANGE WITH THIS CONTEST..

I dunno if I will ever be able to own a porsche, but winning this will get me as close as possible to owning anything porsche related. Please pick me! My 0-60 typing speed will definitely be enhanced with this porsche edition.

Why do i think i should have it?
Well first of all let me tell you how i got my first (and only) Blackberry.

I switched to BlackBerry 9700 after having soo many troubles on my Omnia (which had winmo 6.5). I just wanted a phone that could to the surfing, checking e-mails, messaging and calling without any problems. I also wanted a telephone that could last a whole day without me worrying to take an adapter with me or recharge before i leave. I didn't want an android, because i wanted a working OS, to call or write an sms within seconds. iPhone was too expensive and so was a new BlackBerry. But i really wanted to give BlackBerry a chance, especially after reviewing some videos here on CrackBerry and thinking that this phones OS could really do all those things i wanted very fast and responsive.

Because i was short on cash i ended up buying at the end of last year almost 2 years old Bold 9700. I thought i'm gonna use it for few months than think of buying something better - an iPhone or very fast Android. But after few weeks of use i got used of keyboard very fast - suddenly there was no problem making phone calls, replying to e-mails, messages. Ofcourse all of that could do WinMo 6.5, iOS and Android - but not at such ease and joy like BlackBerry. Especially WinMo, that could crash just composing an email or getting sms while talking - even after using custom ROMS to improve performance - hated that OS so much...
I really like BlackBerry OS 6, love OS 7 and I think that OS 10 (QNX) will be really AWESOME - I don't even want to try iOS, Android, or WP! My next phone will definitely be a BlackBerry Bold with OS7.

Again why do I need another BlackBerry if I already have Bold 9700?
Well actually i don't have my BlackBerry anymore since it fell out of my pocket from height above 100m - from the top of the power supply tower TEŠ in Šoštanj, Slovenia (thanks to my clumsiness).

Why don't i just buy one?
Well like i said, the next phone will be definitely BlackBerry Bold with OS7. But with our carriers (in Slovenia) that aren't very BlackBerry user-friendly and their prices with about 500EUR with 2-year plan subscription for 25EUR/month for a Bold 9900 is just to expensive for my pocket right now, because i just started my own firm that would offer webhosting services and would really need a phone that would deliver e-mails blazingly fast, for which i think that BB + BIS is more than perfect.

Well I hope that i get this P'9981 so i can also go to my carrier and show them that they need to support us - BlackBerry fans!
Why? - Because the last time i went there they couldn't tell me where can i download the newest official OS - AND IT WAS ON THEIR OFFICIAL WEBSITE! -.-'

Why I would like to have your Blackberry?? Okay so this might be long. I bought my playbook in October. On December my friend gave me her Blackberry Bold. I loved it, but sadly it broke somehow in Feb. I have never gotten over it. I now have my old ugly phone and I hate it. My friends make fun of me for standing up for RIM / BLACKBERRY, but I still persist. If I got the Porsche designed Blackberry Bold I would show all my friends up with it and be very thankful and happy.

Whatever your decision is I will respect it, but would be overly grateful if you would allow me to win this on you're Birthday. :)

I would love to have this handset because it is a sick and iconic looking device. I work on Porsche's for a living too, so it would be awesome to show off to the customers the beautiful and defined design of this device! Thanks for the chance!

I would love to win this Porsche Design P'9981 because I absolutely love BlackBerry. I would love to win this phone so I can be able to show it off as a representation of BlackBerry NOT going anywhere & that Apple & Android better wacth their back if they think BlackBerry is going to roll over & die.

What a crazy idea, Kevin you where off the map with this one, I can tell you this as an enterprise account manager for a celular operation company, I try to have always the latest blackberry on hand, in fact I use 2, my loyal and persona 9900 and my bussines one 9300.

Everytime I get ask do you use the phone you sell, and I say yes, also the like to see it and taste it, so I can tell you I can make a lot of good to your Blackberry Porsche, so let rock that party at full speed, as a Porsche can do and more faster run on the Blackberry Porsche Life.

Kevin you are awesome! thanks for all these contests! I would like to win because it is an awesome phone. I still have a 9650, which is cool but I would like OS7. This has been used by you!!! (why not have a phone worn in by the best berrier out there), and because I want to gain some hype for bb10 and none of my friends think bb's are sweet, and if I had this it would really show them how awesome and effective blackberrys are. Thanks again kevin, happy almost birthday

I would definitely like having this phone since I can't upgrade until February of next year and new BlackBerry phones released in the USA and Canada usually arrive here in Mexico months later. I was originally given a Curve 8520 in 2010 (like most college students at the time, especially girls), but it was unfortunately stolen and got a nearly 4 years old Bold 9000. I really like BlackBerry, but this Bold is showing its age and I can't install more than 3 apps at the time.

I would make good use of it and take care of it, especially since I may get a PlayBook in the near future. Thank you for the opportunity! I already follow you on Twitter!

Didn't realise I had to write a reason too, I've got my old BlackBerries, and I'm getting a PlayBook in a week, so I'm gonna try and start a small little BB collection and museum of my own, the Porsche BB will surely add to the novelty, as its a unique phone. Not that it'll be a huge collection or something, but I've loved my BB since the day I bought it, I owe it this much! Cheers!

BlackBerry Porsche is too much. I have a Kepler one, which I have to sell next month. I need money to live. My friends were getting mad when I said I have to sell it. They didn't know who they asked to if their device's getting problems. Yeah, I am their advisor for free. I'm not deserved for your porsche, But I want to serve my friend, spread the informatif news or tips about gadget. I won't sell your porsce. It would be a history if I had it.. Would you let me deserved?

I would like your P'9981 to help spread the BlackBerry "love" to all of the iPhone user in my community. Plus my Storm 9550 has been on the fritz for the last year, so I am definitely due for an upgrade before too long anyways.

Hmmm... trying to live with my 2 y.o. BB 8530 ...But would like to update to a faster & newer BB phone with a Larger home screen Font, Larger keyboard.... AND seeing how you are cool enough to give your BB P'9981 away, it would really come in just in time.
Awesome give-away !

First of all, thank you Kevin for your generous offer and an opportunity for all of us to win a P'9981. I like the unique design of the Porsche Design Berry a lot and as a business owner, I believe using one would really bring a lot of attention as you and Mrs. Crackberry did. I can't say I deserve this anymore than other people would, but I certainly would take good care of the precious Berry that you once used and owned.

i really want to see how good is the most expensive blackberry's build quality.
as i own several 9900 and and most of them have really bad build quality.
so give me the p'9981 and hopefully i'll change my perception of RIM's build quality :P
Thank you .

I want the BlackBerry Porsche Design P9981 because I like the color, design, and many other things. I would also like to try out the BlackBerry OS7 and the theme looks cool! Last, it have the famous Kevin fingerprints on it, therefore it's not just Porsche design, it have some Kevin's signature design on it too!!!

I would absolutely love to have the P'9981 in my hands as I'm a very young professional who's landed a position at a fortune 100 company. To be young and rocking this sporty phone would really give me that Young Professional look that screams "I'm here to play with the big boys". I finally have the job of my dreams and want to rock it with class.

WOW WOW WOW KEVIN U R THE BEST.... IM IN NEED OF THAT 1 .... MEEEEEE PLEASEEEE MEEEEEEEEE I have been the true fan since 2004 NOT 2007 boom when every1 jumped on the band wagon.........MEEEEEEE PLEASSSSSSEEEE lol Good Luck 2 Every1

This phone has grown on me as time has gone by. I love my 9900, and there are a few around in South Africa. However in S.A. every second person has a 8520. So in the sea of mediocrity I would love to be able to stand out even more from the crowd. I know there is one Porsche store which sells this phone here, so I would love to be one of the very few to own it here.

5 years ago, I single handily convinced a small mom and pop type health care company to "go corporate" and introduced them to the blackberry curve 8330. My boss (the COO of the company) was the first to get one. We didn't even have a blackberry server at the time but I was able to "hotwire" her phone so she could get her company email on it. With in WEEKS, I had other officers of the company up and running on a blackberry. The CEO was in LOVE with his phone and new found freedom of not having to be at a computer to get his emails. Secretly, I like to believe that my hotwiring of his phone contributed to an unexpected bonus at my annual review! Once our IT department found out that our CEO was running around with an unsecured blackberry, they decided to purchase BIS. At one point, there were probably close to 500 users with a blackberry and they had ME to thank for it. It literally was the best thing since sliced bread!

Fast forward to today, it is a totally different story thanks to Apple. I can count the number of people who still have a blackberry on both my hands and it makes me sick. The life span of a blackberry for heavy users is about 2 years. The timeline went from new blackberry in 2007 to newer blackberry in 2009 to iPhone 4 in 2011. I will not convert! I still have my "hotwired" blackberry torch (because I'm an AT&T customer and I refuse to switch to verizon and nor do I want to be on my companies BIS) and I'm holding out that if somehow I can land myself a P 9981, it just might be enough to lure my companies smart phone users BACK to blackberry in 2013.

I know that a porsche designed phone would go down well at the world famous Isle of Man TT motorcycle races. I wouldn't tell anyone that P-design aren't related to the cars of the same name! Would be happy to show off a unique phone at a unique event! Fingers crossed!

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